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  • #1571582
    Patrick S
    Member

    @xpatrickxad

    Locale: Upper East TN

    Ron explained everything. Took the right actions and the issue should be over. I'm not sure why it was an issue to begin with anyway or why it was handled the way it was? Can this thread be locked?

    #1571592
    Johan Alvehus
    Member

    @gilrandir

    Ron apologized to me personally and on the web, and removed the pics. Ok.

    Feel free to roast me (as some above has done), I guess you have little care for respecting authors', musicians' and filmmakers' rights too. Ok. But the thing is, if he'd asked and given me credit, I'd have agreed immediately. But, sorry, not being able to contact the photographer does not mean that the photo is free for use.

    According to a friend of mine who is a professional photographer, a standard settlement for this kind of action in Sweden would be about USD 550 plus about USD 300 per year of use — per picture.

    As to why I decided to go public, the copyright issue is less important than the fact that two of the pictures were labelled as being from Alaska. Why this? I can only see one reason, and that would be to boast about the performance of the tent. A kind of false marketing, thus. I assume correct information about the performance of a tent is of some relevance to this community.

    #1571598
    Dave T
    Member

    @davet

    +1 on the concept of talking with Ron first before posting about it on a message board.

    why not give him a chance to rectify it prior to creating an issue about it publically? (e.g. don't make the complaint thread and THEN email him about the problem)

    #1571599
    Johan Alvehus
    Member

    @gilrandir

    My reasons for going public was stated above.

    #1571600
    EndoftheTrail
    BPL Member

    @ben2world-2

    How about everyone just giving this thread a rest? Johan and Ron already have their issue resolved!!

    #1571602
    Dave T
    Member

    @davet

    > My reasons for going public was stated above.

    Okay, but I still don't understand. Couldn't your email to Ron (prior to "going public!") simply include TWO points instead of one:

    1. Hey those are my pictures… can you either credit me or remove them (my decision)?
    2. If we agree for you to keep them up (credited), they are not from Alaska, they are from (insert proper country here).

    #1571604
    Johan Alvehus
    Member

    @gilrandir

    @Benjamin: I just emailed Ron and stated that very thing. Thus I'll stay away from further discussions here unless direct questions are asked.


    @Dave
    : As for the public issue, not going public in order to resolve an issue in the public space seems a diversion to me.

    #1571605
    David Ure
    Member

    @familyguy

    "I guess you have little care for respecting authors', musicians' and filmmakers' rights too"

    You are lumping a picture of a tent that you posted to the web in with the work of authors, musicians, and filmmakers?

    Clearly.

    #1571606
    Travis Leanna
    BPL Member

    @t-l

    Locale: Wisconsin

    >A kind of false marketing, thus. I assume correct information about the performance of a tent is of some relevance to this community.

    Not tryin' to start any argument, but I'm just saying that Ron knows that we know about the performance of his shelters. It's well documented here many, many times what these shelters are good for and not so good for.

    I believe that trying to deceive this community with a picture would be akin to trying to sell a Wiggy's sleeping bag to someone with a Western Mountaineering bag. It just doesn't make sense. It'd be REALLY tough to pull the wool over the eyes of this entire community. Some have tried–just doesn't work. There's too many smart and observant people here.

    Check this link out, about 1/3 down the page. Ron says of the picture of the Gatewood Cape "Interesting though not recommended."

    http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=21527

    You do have your rights, and reserve the right to protect them to whatever degree you wish. Maybe Ron should have secured permission with the owners of the pictures first. I'm just saying that there wasn't any ill-intent or deception going on.

    #1571615
    Robert Carver
    BPL Member

    @rcarver

    Locale: Southeast TN

    I agree, far too many times it's hard to make a determination on a product because there just are not good photos of the product.

    I have a few pictures of my Wild Oasis and Lunar Solo. I guess I'll need to send them to Ron to see if he wants to use them on his site.

    #1571624
    Jeffs Eleven
    BPL Member

    @woodenwizard

    Locale: NePo

    +1 to Tom C

    +1 to Dave U

    I would think its cool that a manufacturer used my pic.

    Artist and musicians et. al use their art for their livelihood. I presume this is just some pic you took of your campsite.

    I see where you're coming from, but… its just a photo album pic.

    #1571640
    Nathaniel Lynn
    Member

    @bc74sj

    Locale: Midwest

    This is pretty funny having a Swede complaining about Copyright on a US forum after what they have been doing to US copyright holders for the past 10 years. Pirate Bay anyone?

    As for Bob, he is a photographer in his current vocation?

    DMCA sucks. Law sucks. Bob educating people about DMCA takedowns was good. Him throwing a hissy after educating someone and then seeing them admit to not knowing the law – lame.

    #1571647
    Johan Alvehus
    Member

    @gilrandir

    "You are lumping a picture of a tent that you posted to the web in with the work of authors, musicians, and filmmakers?"

    That's copyright law, yes.

    #1571650
    Johan Alvehus
    Member

    @gilrandir

    "This is pretty funny having a Swede complaining about Copyright on a US forum after what they have been doing to US copyright holders for the past 10 years. Pirate Bay anyone?"

    *started to write something sarcastic, but realized the quote actually stands quite well for itself*

    #1571651
    EndoftheTrail
    BPL Member

    @ben2world-2

    "That's copyright law, yes."

    +1.

    #1571652
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    "I guess you have little care for respecting authors', musicians' and filmmakers' rights too. Ok."

    There's a big difference between someone snapping a quick picture with a cheap point and shoot camera and the work of authors, musicians and film-maker who expend and enormous amount of time, skill and creativity to create their art. I haven't looked at your photos so I don't know what they're like, but usually in these type of situations the photos in question are hardly art. If anything, Ron has created the art in the photos in the way of his fine tents. What matters here IMO isn't the technical details of copyright law, but rather if someone is stealing someone else's art which seems to clearly not be the case.

    It amazes me how many people feel entitled to cash payouts when someone else uses their photo for a non-profit reason that usually has nothing to do with the art of the shot but rather to show an item that the picture happens to contain. Why did you start this thread to bad mouth Ron before you even contacted him? That's lame. There's no need to assume the worst (the Ron is stealing photos and using them to deceive his customers about the performance of his products) before talking to him.

    I also run a non-profit forum about motorscooters and on several occasions I have wanted to post a photo of a particular scooter to show another forum member what it looks like. In the past I have used Google images to find a photo and then posted it into a forum post. I think it's laughable when someone finds their picture on a non-profit site or forum and then contacts you thinking they are going to get some big payout like it's invaluable art. 99% of the time these people park their scooter in their driveway, take some poorly exposed photo which means nothing to them, and then get all worked up when they find it online somewhere.

    These things always end with the photos being taken down (since they are worth nothing to person who used them) and then the information contained in the photo is lost to people who may be helped by it.

    #1571653
    EndoftheTrail
    BPL Member

    @ben2world-2

    Dan:

    Where did you get that OP's looking for cash payouts?

    1. Ron used photos without permission.
    2. OP complained.
    3. Ron apologized and removed photos.
    4. OP accepted.

    End of story — except for those of us who drone on and on with our two cents — needlessly indignant, needlessly sarcastic and needlessly self righteous.

    #1571655
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    "Where did you get that OP's looking for cash payouts?"

    OP-> "a standard settlement for this kind of action in Sweden would be about USD 550 plus about USD 300 per year of use — per picture."

    The OP isn't directly asking for a cash payout but he is bringing up the topic and expressing that he feels a payout would be appropriate.

    #1571656
    EndoftheTrail
    BPL Member

    @ben2world-2

    True that — but there was no attempt to solicit payment from Ron, was there?

    #1571660
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    No, but you get the impression (perhaps wrongly?) that if Ron lived in Sweden where these laws are enforceable then the OP would want to be compensated along these lines.

    #1571662
    Johan Alvehus
    Member

    @gilrandir

    ""Where did you get that OP's looking for cash payouts?"

    OP-> "a standard settlement for this kind of action in Sweden would be about USD 550 plus about USD 300 per year of use — per picture.""

    I guess OP is me.

    I wasn't looking for cash payouts, it was a way of trying to give a hint of what consequences this kind of action would have in Sweden, as I (as stated) have little knowledge of how it works in the US.

    #1571663
    Travis Leanna
    BPL Member

    @t-l

    Locale: Wisconsin

    I think we're all in need of a fresh round of gear/trips/photos to talk about, rather than get lost in mostly nonsensical and off-base arguments. The relative down-time of winter provides a lull that is getting filled with pettiness and crankiness, rather than awesome gear reviews and discussions, amazing trip reports, and cool new techniques that make us want to go experiment with things.

    I am not excluded from my own criticism.

    #1571665
    EndoftheTrail
    BPL Member

    @ben2world-2

    Dan:

    Different rules, different societies, different norms. But the impression I got was your condemnation of him for something that he didn't actually do. Pretty strongly worded IMO:

    "It amazes me how many people feel entitled to cash payouts when someone else uses their photo for a non-profit reason that usually has nothing to do with the art of the shot but rather to show an item that the picture happens to contain. Why did you start this thread to bad mouth Ron before you even contacted him? That's super lame."

    But really, IMO, this thread has turned lame (or maybe even more lame) after Ron's apology and OP's acceptance!

    #1571666
    Dave T
    Member

    @davet

    we get it. you want this thread to end. but the OP didn't just "accept ron's apology" and end of story. he brought up (as above) what the laibility for it might be in Sweden, and also implied that Ron was perhaps engaging in false mrketing. doesn't sound like "apology accepted, end of story" to me. so folks are (rightfully so?) having a conversation about that.

    #1571667
    Javan Dempsey
    Member

    @jdempsey

    Locale: The-Stateless-Society

    This thread is helping me make a lot of "face to name" connections to the types (I only see two distinct groups.) of hikers I run into out on the trails.

    I'm sure a lot of you know what I mean.

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